Police nab 19-year-old for faking abduction while at boyfriend’s house
POLICE in Lusaka’s Matero township have arrested and charged a 19-year-old female with the offence of Cheating after she faked her abduction and demanded K50, 000 ransom from her family. In a statement, Thursday, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the 19-year-old left home on October 16, at around 16:00 hours, pretending that she was going…...
I wasn’t chased from Kitwe, some drunk youths were just fighting – Nkandu
YOUTH, Sports and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu has dismissed social media reports that his team was chased by some Kwacha residents, saying it was some “drunk youths” who were fighting each other. A video has been making rounds on PF blogs showing some youths throwing stones at another group, with some pages claiming that the…...
ACC restricts Katambo’s assets
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has restricted assets belonging to former agriculture minister Michael Katambo, his lawyer has confirmed. Jonas Zimba said in an interview that among the assets restricted was a motor vehicle owned by his client’s father. “It is true that they have restricted properties that belong to my client. Their claim is that they…...
TFM boss asked me to sign false letter to HH and scandalise Masebo – Nkhoma
Economist Noel Nkhoma has revealed that South African company TFM board chairman Mcebisi Mlonzi approached him with a request to sign a misleading letter to President Hakainde Hichilema meant to scandalise Health Minister Sylvia Masebo. Mlonzi recently caused the circulation of a letter in which he was claiming that he had been approached by representatives…...
Glencore defends Mopani sale, mute on $3m campaign donation to PF
GLENCORE International AG has declined to comment on ACC investigations to the effect that it paid PF $3 million in 2016, but states that it engaged in good faith negotiations with the Zambian government on the sale of Mopani. And ActionAid Zambia says all political parties including the UPND should be investigated when it comes…...
Match our record, recruit 24,000 health workers in 5 yrs, Chitalu challenges UPND
FORMER health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says he expects the UPND government to match the bar raised by PF of recruiting over 24,000 health workers in five years. And Parliament has rejected a motion moved by Kamfinsa PF MP Christopher Kang’ombe which was urging government to increase operating hours for all public health facilities countrywide…....
UPND has numbers to pass partial access to pension law – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is confident that the Bill to amend the National Pension Scheme Act so as to provide for partial access to pension benefits will be passed in Parliament. Speaking when he met management, student representatives and academic staff at Copperbelt University, Thursday, President Hichilema said some people were mocking the UPND…...
Zambian Gourmet Restaurant penetrates UAE market
A ZAMBIAN-BASED Gourmet Restaurant has partnered with United Arab Emirates-based Seed Group to help the Zambian firm set up a restaurant in UAE. Gourmet Restaurant chief executive officer Mohammed Umar says the collaboration with Seed Group will help propel his firm’s business interests and goals. And President Hakainde Hichilema has congratulated Gourmet restaurant on the…...
Govt calls for patience among farmers over delayed input distribution: We’ll deliver before rains
AGRICULTURE Minister Reuben Phiri says government has released money to pay farmers that supplied to the Food Reserve Agency during the second window of the crop marketing season. And Phiri has assured farmers that his ministry is closely monitoring the distribution of inputs for the 2022/23 farming season to ensure that they are delivered on…...
Masebo’s dress causing psychological noise to male MPs, laments Chilubi MP
CHILUBI PF member of parliament Mulenga Fube on Wednesday lamented that Health Minister Silvia Masebo’s bareback white dress was causing “psychological noise” to the male MPs in the House. And Chiengi independent member of parliament Given Katuta has asked government to redo the advert for the Zambia Correctional Service recruitment, lamenting that the 1.65m height…...
